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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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