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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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