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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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