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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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