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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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