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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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