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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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