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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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