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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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