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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important 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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