MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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