MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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