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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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