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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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