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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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