MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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