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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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