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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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