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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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