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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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