MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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