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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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