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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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