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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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