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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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