MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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