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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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