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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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