MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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