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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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