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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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