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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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