MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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