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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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