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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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