MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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