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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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