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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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