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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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