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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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