MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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