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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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