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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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