MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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