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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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