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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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