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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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