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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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