MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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