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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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