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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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