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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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