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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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