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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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