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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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