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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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