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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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