MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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