MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major 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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