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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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