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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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