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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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