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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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