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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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