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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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