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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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