MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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