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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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