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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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