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
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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