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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major 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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