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.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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