MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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