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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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