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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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