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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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