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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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