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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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