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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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