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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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