MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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