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.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take 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.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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