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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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