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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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