MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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