MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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