MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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