MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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