MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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