MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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