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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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