MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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