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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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