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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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