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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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