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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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