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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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