MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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