MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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