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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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