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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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