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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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