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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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