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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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