MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with 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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