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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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