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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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