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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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