MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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