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
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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