MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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