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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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