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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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