MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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