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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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