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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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