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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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