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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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