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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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