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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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