MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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