MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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