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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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