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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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