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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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