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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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