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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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