MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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