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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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