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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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