MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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