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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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