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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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