MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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