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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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