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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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