MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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