MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
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