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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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