MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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