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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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