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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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