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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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