MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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