MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers 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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