MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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