MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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