MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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