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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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