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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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