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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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