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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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