MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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