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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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