MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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