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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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