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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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