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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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