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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses 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.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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