MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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