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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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