MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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