MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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