MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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