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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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