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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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