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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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