MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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