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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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