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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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