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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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