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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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