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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
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