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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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