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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
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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