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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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