MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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