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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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