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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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