MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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