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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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