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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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