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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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