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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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