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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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