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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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