MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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