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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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