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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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