MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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