MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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