MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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