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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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