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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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