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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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