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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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