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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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