MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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