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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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