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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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