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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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