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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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