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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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