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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with 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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