MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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