MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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