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
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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