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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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