MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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