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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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