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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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