MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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