MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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