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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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