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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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