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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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