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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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