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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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