MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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