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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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