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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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