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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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