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.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
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
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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