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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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