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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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