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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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