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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
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