MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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