MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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