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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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