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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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