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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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