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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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