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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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