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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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