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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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