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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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