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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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