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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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