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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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