MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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