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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes 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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