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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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