MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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