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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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