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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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