MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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