MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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