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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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