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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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