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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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