MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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