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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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