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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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