MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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