MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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