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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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