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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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