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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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