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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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