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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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