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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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