MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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