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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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