MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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