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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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