MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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