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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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