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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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