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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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