MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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