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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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