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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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