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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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