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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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