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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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