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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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