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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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