MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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