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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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