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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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