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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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