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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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