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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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