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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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