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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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