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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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