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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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