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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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