MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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