MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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