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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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