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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
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