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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
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
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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