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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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