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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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