MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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