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 is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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