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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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