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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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