MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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