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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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