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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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