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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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