MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part 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.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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