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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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