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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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