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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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