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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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