MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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