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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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