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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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