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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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