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
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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