MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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