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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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