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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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