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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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