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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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