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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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