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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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