MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
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