MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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