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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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