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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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