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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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