MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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