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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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