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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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