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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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