MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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