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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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