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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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