MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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