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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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