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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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