MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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