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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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