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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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