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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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