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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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