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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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