MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
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