MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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