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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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