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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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