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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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