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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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