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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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