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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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