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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
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.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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