MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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