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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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