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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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