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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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