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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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