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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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