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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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