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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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