MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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