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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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