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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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