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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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