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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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