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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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