MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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