MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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