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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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