MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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