MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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