MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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