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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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