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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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