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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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