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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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