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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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