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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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