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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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