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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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