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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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