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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part 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.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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