MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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