MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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