MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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