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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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