MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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