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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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