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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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