MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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