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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology enable
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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