MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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