MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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