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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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