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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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