MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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