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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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