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 is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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