MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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