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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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