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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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