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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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