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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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