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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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