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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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