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
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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