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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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