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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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