MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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