MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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