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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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