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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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