MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology enable
humans
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
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews 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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