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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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