MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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