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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in 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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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