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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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