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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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