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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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