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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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