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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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