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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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