MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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