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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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