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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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