MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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