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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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