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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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