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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues 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 distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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