MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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