MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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