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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important 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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