MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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