MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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