MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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