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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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