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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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