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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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