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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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