MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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