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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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