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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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