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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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