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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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