MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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