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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally 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 variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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