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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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