MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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