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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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