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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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