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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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