MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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