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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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