MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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