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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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