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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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