MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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