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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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