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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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