MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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