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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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