MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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