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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important 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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