MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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