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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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