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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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