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.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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