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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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