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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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