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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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