MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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