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.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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