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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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