MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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