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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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