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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also explores 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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