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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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