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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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