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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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