MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure 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 MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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