MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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