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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses 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.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers 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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