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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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