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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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