MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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