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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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