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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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