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 Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students 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
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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