MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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