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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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