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
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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