MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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