MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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