MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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