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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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