MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
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