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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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