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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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