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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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