MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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