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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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