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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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