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 is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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