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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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