MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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