MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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