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
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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