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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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