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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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