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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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