MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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