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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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