MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses 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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